2012 NBA Draft Discussion

[SteelersFreak]

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The Hornets are gonna be fun to watch this year for sure.

[Weeks]

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http://www.nba.com/kings/video/2012/06/30/rallymov-2143408

Pretty sweet video

[mchase27]

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God that Rivers pick was so stupid by the Hornets.

[LucasWVU]

God that Rivers pick was so stupid by the Hornets.

Why? Because your team took Henson?

[Chrisksaint]

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God that Rivers pick was so stupid by the Hornets.

The Hornets need offensive firepower outside of Eric Gordon, Rivers is probably one of the best at putting up points in this draft. He needs work passing,etc. but the potential is there for him to be a great combo guard or PG in the NBA. To me he's basically a Russell Westbrook type player with less athleticism(although he could freaking jam in HS, in college not so much)

[LucasWVU]

As a Cavs fan.. Rivers @ 10 > Waiters @ 4

[BlueNGold]

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As a Cavs fan.. Rivers @ 10 > Waiters @ 4

As much as I didn't like the pick initially, I'd still rather have Waiters over Rivers. Rivers is a ball hog who thinks he's Kobe (but he's not, nor is he anywhere close) and has pretty much no court vision.

[LucasWVU]

As much as I didn't like the pick initially, I'd still rather have Waiters over Rivers. Rivers is a ball hog who thinks he's Kobe (but he's not, nor is he anywhere close) and has pretty much no court vision.

Im not saying Rivers is better then Waiters. Im just saying Rivers @ 10 is more reasonable then Waiters @ 4.

[BlueNGold]

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Im not saying Rivers is better then Waiters. Im just saying Rivers @ 10 is more reasonable then Waiters @ 4.

Well if that's your guy, then there's no point in getting picky over where you take him, you just take him. Whether Waiters got taken at 4 or 10 isn't going to make a difference in the player he becomes, so it's really just picking nits.

[mchase27]

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Rivers will end up like Brandon Jennings or maybe even a Jerryd Bayless. Rivers will end being a career sixth man at best. I think the video below sums him up very well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrbrarSldxo&feature=plcp

[Chrisksaint]

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I think too much is put on his mental aspects so far, he was basically asked to carry that Duke team in an offense that wasn't particularly tailored to his offensive skills. Can he improve with his shot selection? Certainly but all of this is put off of 1 year at Duke that was pretty good for a freshman

He's only 19 years old and has all the physical tools to produce into a potential elite scorer in the NBA, he's in a good situation just let him grow as a player.

[OSUFan_88]

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Im not saying Rivers is better then Waiters. Im just saying Rivers @ 10 is more reasonable then Waiters @ 4.

Not so sure about that. I mean, Waiters was scheduled to go @ 7.

And I'm not a fan of Rivers. And Monty thinks he can play a Rivers-Gordan backcourt?! LMAO, yeah, good luck with that Monty.

[LucasWVU]

Well if that's your guy, then there's no point in getting picky over where you take him, you just take him. Whether Waiters got taken at 4 or 10 isn't going to make a difference in the player he becomes, so it's really just picking nits.

Actually thats where your wrong. Teams are picky sometimes on when they take players. That would explain why they trade back a few spots.

[Chrisksaint]

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Not so sure about that. I mean, Waiters was scheduled to go @ 7.

And I'm not a fan of Rivers. And Monty thinks he can play a Rivers-Gordan backcourt?! LMAO, yeah, good luck with that Monty.

At times on the floor he said he'd like to yes, but I don't see the issue. Gordon is capable of running the point Dwayne Wade style at time if need be until Rivers is ready.

[mchase27]

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At times on the floor he said he'd like to yes, but I don't see the issue. Gordon is capable of running the point Dwayne Wade style at time if need be until Rivers is ready.

That sounds really bad should have just gotten a true point guard if thats the case.